Many women hold a belief that they are victims in different areas of their lives. They feel they don’t have control and have to live with situations that are not healthy to them. For example, an adult relationship that is negative towards them or always being on call with children and husbands.

If there is an area of your life that you chronically complain about…you are playing the victim. It is a choice and believe it or not, there are goodies to playing a victim. It’s never all one person’s fault. Read more...

Have you been trained to accept “struggle” as a given in your life? Do you think nothing good comes unless you struggle?

Before you go any further, realize that working hard is not the same as struggle. Working hard means you are giving it your all and are building either something tangible, knowledge or creating a relationship with a two year old in the middle of “no” stage. Working hard has been tied with struggle and they are not the same thing. Read more...

A women’s group is a perfect place to support each other with personal goals. A great topic is around healthy living. Each person may have a different goal, though the overall theme can be how to increase our physical, mental and emotional well-being.

Whenever we reach out to others to share our concerns, dreams and goals, we become stronger. In a group you can take turns discussing what areas of health you want to work on, set goals and help each other meet those goals. Encourage each other to start small and this way you can build your “success muscles.” Read more...

When you have a women’s group, the range of topics you can discuss is endless. Everyday issues and profound life questions are all potential discussion points for a group. A women’s group can be powerful in helping members handle common everyday issues by offering other possibilities…different perspectives.

An everyday issue that lots of people face is how we deal with our space. Are you happy with the way your space looks? Do you twinge when you open a draw and can’t find what you want or you see a bunch of keys which you don’t have any idea where they belong. Resistance is at it’s best here. What if you were to work together as a group, helping each other start the decluttering process. Read more...

Most women’s groups involve the members getting together and meeting somewhere on a regular basis. It could be once a week or once a month. Regardless of the regularity and frequency of the meetings, when the group gets together there is a great deal of interaction. During these meetings, most if not all of the members likely spend a great deal of time chatting with each other.

It is important to be aware of the non-verbal communication that may often come out during these meetings as well.Read more...

Throughout history women have mainly focused on their bodies and how they look to the outside world. With so much attention to the body, how do we meet the challenge of the constant body changes?

When you look at your body, what do you think?

Intellectually, we all know we get older and we all know we are getting older, yet our emotional life is in an uproar when our bodies don’t look the same. Have you ever looked into the mirror and thought “who is that person?” In your head you are still quite young, yet the body that reflects back from the mirror is an older, less familiar version. Do you scrutinize every grey hair or potential wrinkle on the horizon, or have you simply stopped looking? Read more...

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Step back and think about why you want to start a women’s group. There are many approaches to this question.

Start by thinking about the problems you face in your daily life. Perhaps you are a mother who faces issues raising your children. Maybe you want to have greater control over your finances; or possibly you want to lose some weight, start exercising and lead a healthier lifestyle. Maybe you work from home and want to connect with other work-at-home moms. Read more...

Are you burdened with so many roles in your life that you don’t have time to think about your personal wellness? Yet you have a nagging feeling that you are not happy, physically well or emotionally satisfied. Is it possible that wellness could be a priority for you? Let’s look at what wellness is all about.

What does your personal wellness include?

Wellness is holistic in nature as it includes physical, spiritual, emotional and financial aspects, as well as surrounds the relationships we have in our lives. Read more...

Is there a divided line between the givers and the takers of advice giving? On what side of the line do you feel more comfortable? We all have our comfort zones and for a lot of people, giving advice is safer.

Advice giving is a daily activity and a significant way we communicate with others. We have many forms, such as the phone, email or texting to transmit our pearls of wisdom. So, what service does advice provide in our world? How much of the advice we give or receive is actually heard? Read more...

A great way of forging bonds within a women’s group is to create group rituals. These rituals are reminiscent of the “secret society” rituals we all participated in as young girls, and they make group members feel like part of something special. When we all participate in a group ritual, we feel a greater connection with the other participants, especially if the ritual is something meaningful for us. And it’s something that is unique to our group and only we experience it together. Read more...